Graduate Programs at Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern Directory Information
School Name	Nova Southeastern University (Nova Southeastern)
Address	3301 College Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796
Phone	954-262-7300
Web	https://www.nova.edu
Online Application	https://www.undergrad.nova.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.nova.edu/financialaid

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,140
Student Population	13,977
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	259 graduate programs (69 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$22,062
Required Fees	$1,849
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,226

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	69 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Nova Southeastern University is $24,140. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.96% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$19,131	$1,489
2019-2020	$19,665	$1,541
2020-2021	$20,618	$1,624
2021-2022	$21,153	$1,637
2022-2023	$22,062	$1,849
2023-2024	$22,890	$1,250

The graduate school tuition & fees of Nova Southeastern is expensive compared to private graduate schools in Florida. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Florida graduate tuition is $24,427 (public) / $15,690 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Nova Southeastern University	$24,140
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Florida Graduate Schools	$14,054	$17,024
Public	$10,003	$24,427
Private	$15,690

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $23,861 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Nova Southeastern.

On-campus living costs are increased by 10.89% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $25,929. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.63% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,928	$5,269	$18,108	$8,041
2019-2020	$12,870	$6,259	$11,430	$9,175
2020-2021	$13,656	$6,098	$11,430	$9,014
2021-2022	$14,134	$5,120	$13,383	$7,110
2022-2023	$14,588	$3,870	$16,758	$7,110
2023-2024	$15,950	$4,518	$18,018	$7,911

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,238 at Nova Southeastern University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.98% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,063
2019-2020	$1,093
2020-2021	$1,145
2021-2022	$1,175
2022-2023	$1,226
2023-2024	$1,238

The law school tuition at Nova Southeastern University is $46,547 for academic year 2022-2023. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $67,492.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school and medical school at Nova Southeastern.

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Nova Southeastern University
	Tuition	Fees
Dentistry	$74,482	$1,945
Medicine	$65,547	$1,945
Optometry	$39,679	$2,095
Osteopathic Medicine	$65,547	$1,945
Pharmacy	$39,991	$1,945
Law	$44,557	$1,990

Graduate Programs at Nova Southeastern

Nova Southeastern University offers 194 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 4,712 students have completed their study at Nova Southeastern University.

Offered Degrees at Nova Southeastern University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	93	33	2,829
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	22	6	499
Doctor's degree - other	13	1	1,138
Post Bachelor's Degree	29	6	103
Post Master's Degree	37	10	143
Total	194	56	4,712

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Nova Southeastern University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies program with 70 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 242 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Education program with 318 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Nova Southeastern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	70	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	31	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	31	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	21	-
School Psychology	✔	12	-

Popular Master's Programs at Nova Southeastern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	242	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	206	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	191	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	174	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	151	$55,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Nova Southeastern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✔	318	$72,000
Pharmacy	✔	235	$105,700
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	✔	231	-
Law	✔	172	-
Dentistry	✔	124	$95,600

Nova Southeastern University offers 194 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 4,712 students have completed their graduate studies.

2,829 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1,138 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
103 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
143 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	20	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	132 completers	$63,800
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	-	$63,800
Information Technology	✕	17	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	52	$71,700
Computer Science	✕	31	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	7	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	24	-
Information Technology Project Management	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (18 completers)	289 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	24	$51,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	89	$54,000
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	15	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✔	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	-	$46,000
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✔	51	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	14	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	2	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Art Teacher Education	✔	1	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Health Teacher Education	✔	17	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	17	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	12	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	10	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Technical Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✔	28	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	6	-
Engineering [+]	✕	-	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	-	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	67 completers	-
Human Nutrition	✔	-	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✔	67	$39,600
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (3 completers)	72 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	1	$72,300
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✔	15	-
Health Law	✔	19	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	✔	37	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Writing	✕	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	11	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	123 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	72	-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	✕	25	-
Vision Science/Physiological Optics	✕	6	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	20	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	39 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	-	-
Gerontology	✔	2	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	18	-
Dispute Resolution	✕	18	-
Marine Sciences	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	6	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	9	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	402 completers	$47,000
Psychology	✔	39	$47,000
Experimental Psychology	✕	-	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	87	$41,800
Counseling Psychology	✕	206	-
School Psychology	✕	16	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	54	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	56 completers	$41,900
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	35	-
Homeland Security	✕	8	$63,100
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✕	13	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	84 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	33	$48,100
Youth Services/Administration	✔	51	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	941 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	174	-
Dental Clinical Sciences	✕	10	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	19	-
Anesthesiologist Assistant	✕	71	-
Physician Assistant	✕	242	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	2	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	48	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	7	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	3	-
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management	✕	18	-
Public Health	✕	43	$47,300
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	58	-
Medical Informatics	✕	16	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	39	$83,200
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	191	-
Business [+]	✔	544 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	151	$55,900
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	6	-
Accounting	✕	92	$59,100
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	9	-
Finance	✕	44	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	82	$52,000
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	2	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	16	$56,100
Management Science	✕	80	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	48	-
Real Estate	✕	12	-
Taxation	✕	2	$65,600
	Total	2,829

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	24 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✔	-	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	14	$116,100
Computer Science	✕	6	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	318 completers	$72,000
Education	✔	318	$72,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Technical Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	-	-
Dispute Resolution	✕	20	$55,400
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	7	$52,700
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	74 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	8	-
Pharmacy	✕	-	$105,700
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	5	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	46	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	4	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	5	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
	Total	499

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	172 completers	-
Law	✕	172	-
Psychology [+]	✕	95 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	88	$52,700
School Psychology	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	871 completers	$87,300
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	18	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✔	5	-
Dentistry	✕	124	$95,600
Medicine	✕	46	-
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	✕	231	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	9	-
Optometry	✕	95	$66,900
Pharmacy	✕	235	$105,700
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	108	-
	Total	1,138

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	-	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Human Nutrition	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	2	-
Gerontology	✕	-	-
Dispute Resolution	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Homeland Security	✔	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Public Health	✔	-	-
Medical Informatics	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	1	-
Finance	✔	4	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	4	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	-	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	-	-
Management Science	✔	3	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	2	-
	Total	103

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	65 completers	-
Education	✔	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	31	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	31	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	-	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	-	-
Gerontology	✔	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	-	-
Finance	✕	-	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	1	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	-	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	-	-
	Total	143

Graduate Student Population at Nova Southeastern

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 13,977 students enrolled into Nova Southeastern University graduate schools where it has total 20,948 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 9,031 full-time and 4,946 part-time graduate students. By gender, 3,977 male and 10,000 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	13,977	3,977	10,000
Full-time	9,031	2,922	6,109
Part-tme	4,946	1,055	3,891

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 4,496 White (32.17%), 2,417 Black/African American (17.29%), 4,297 Hispanic (30.74%), 1,185 Asian (8.48%), and 1,582 students with other races. 511 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	13,977	3,977	10,000
American Indian/Native American	11	3	8
Asian	1,185	421	764
Black/African American	2,417	499	1,918
Hispanic	4,297	1,186	3,111
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	7	7
White	4,496	1,360	3,136
Two More	400	105	295
Un-Known	646	195	451
Non-resident Alien	511	201	310

Nova Southeastern University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 5,059 graduate students (36.20% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,857 graduate students (13.29% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	13,977
Enrolled Online Exclusively	5,059
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,857
Not in Online Courses	7,061

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